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Allocate more time to MechPrac1 so you have the chance to do all the activities.No. Wait until you get a job and have proper practical experience.Add an electrical practice course for Mechanicals.Add another course where you have a problem and have to solve it.Add more time to Mechatronics Practice with more hands on experience withmechatronic systems. (x3)Add specific experience with PLC's (x2). Add specific experience with visionsystems.Add a Dynamics practice course.A few more hours of everything would be good.Examiner CommentsIn general, the examiners of each of the practice courses were pleased with the way in whichtheir course was conducted. The following points merit discussion:Students generally perform well but two of the examiners were concerned that thestudent's knowledge of background theory was lacking.On-campus and external students generally complete the practice work within theallotted time. However, students in Mechanical Practice 2 and MechatronicPractice tended to spend much longer on the practice work (because they enjoyeddoing so). As examiners we do not wish to stifle such enthusiasm but areconcerned that this may have an adverse effect on the student's academic courses.It is alarming to note that most examiners knew little of the content or conduct of theother practice courses. Despite this, they thought there may be no clear andcoherent theme to the practice courses.Management CommentsThere is no formal student evaluation survey of practice courses as in the academic courses.The academic instrument is not appropriate for this purpose and no alternative was evercreated. In many ways the review discussed in this paper was initiated because of thisoversight.Sequencing of practice courses generally follows their corresponding academic courses but isnot fixed by prerequisites or co requisites. Students following the recommended enrolmentpattern will do the practice courses in order. This order is not actually necessary and someslight variation is acceptable.The timetable for external students attending residential school may need to be adjusted. Atpresent some practice courses run in the same week. This is a particular problem for overseasstudents who must then travel to Australia many times for a one week block when they wouldrather travel half as often but for two weeks at a time.Practice courses have simplified and justified the attendance of external students at residentialschools on campus. Given that most overseas students attending have considerable travellingand accommodation costs, this is now easier to explain and facilitate.